On 10/9/06, RedShift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Theo de Raadt wrote:
>> I see 4.0 is coming out, and yet, no hardware raid support, no fixes for
>> raidframe,
>> and still no SMP support, for sparc64 on Ultrasparc II machines.
>>
>> I'm using only 1 processor out of 4, and 4 hard drives out of 30 because I
>> can't hardware raid
>> my enterprise fiberchannel array, I can't hardware raid the majority of the
>> drives in my
>> E450, and because raidframe is so old and buggy, I can't raid5 any of it,
>> and am left
>> mirroring my 2 boot drives together, and 2 data drives together.
>>
>> This is a $125,000 machine 5 years ago, and I treat it no better than some
>> crappy i686 box
>> because security is my primary issue. If I went with another OS, I could
>> get a lot of the
>> functionality I want, but what good is it, if some 12 y/o kid in pakistan
>> can hack my box.
>>
>> I just can't see why SMP and hardware raid aren't supported on sparc64/II.
>>
>> Thanks at least for a very secure OS. I've been online now for 6 months on
>> this E450 with
>> no hacks.
>
> We welcome code submissions. I think you have no idea at all how much
> effort it takes to support all the things we do, and you are just
> being rude.
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Actually I agree with David B. here. I know developing an OS is a huge
task
You know this yet you whine. Unbelievable. You said it yourself in
your own words, "developing an OS is a huge task". Provide diffs or
recruit someone who can.
Greg
